Loving by Leading: A Parent's Guide to Raising Healthy and Responsible Children

by Den A. Trumbull

Having trouble getting your baby to sleep at night? Frustrated with your toddler’s picky eating? Is your preschooler’s cranky behavior getting on your nerves? Is your school-age child getting lost in a world of tablet play and video-gaming? Are you feeling defeated?
There is an answer, and you can do it. You must LEAD your child!
Parents today are too often told to let their children develop on their own and all will go well; just keep them happy and they will thrive. Not so! Children desperately need parents to LEAD them to healthy habits and high character. In Loving by Leading, Dr. Trumbull combines thirty years of pediatric experience with decades of parenting research to give you fact-filled guidance in child rearing, such as: Investigating the most successful parenting style Understanding why your child acts the way she does Learning the true meaning of discipline and how it can help your child Training your baby to be a healthy, happy sleeper Bringing harmony to mealtime with your toddler Encouraging your child to have an active lifestyle Teaching your child the most valuable character quality for success in life: Self-control Building a rock-solid relationship with your child from birth to pre-puberty years Loving by Leading first describes WHY children need parents to lead, and then offers practical, boots-on-the-ground advice on HOW to lead your child.

Genres: Parenting

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 23, 2019

Reviews

[Rebekah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written by a pediatrician and Christian father, Loving by Leading is an excellent research based resource for parents. My husband and I find it very helpful and practical. I often reference specific sections (sleeping, feeding charts, behavior, etc.) when I need practical advice during a challenging stage. Dr. Trumbull outlines developmentally appropriate strategies by age for discipline/problem solving while also appealing to a child's heart in nurturing love. His website goodparent.org is a helpful guide and resource as well. Trumbull's book would be my go to recommendation for new parents.

[Courtney Selman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t even begin to tell you how much this book means to me. Dr. Trumbull is a valued resource for everything from feeding to discipline. And let me tell you-that sleep schedule? PRICELESS. Before this book, his wealth of knowledge was limited to those lucky few of us who are parents of his patients. But now, with this book, his perfectly on-point advice is available to any who would take it. And you should take it.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Raising children will be the most important task many of us will undertake, but kids don’t come with an instruction manuals. Den Trumbull provides wisdom for nurturing children, especially in the critical first weeks and months, by encouraging parents to take responsibility to lead their children toward health. While specifics could be debated, Dr Trumbull’s approach is time-tested and the clear straightforward recommendations are especially helpful. This will be a book parents will refer back to again and again. Some sections are repetitious, which can make the reading tedious at times, but all this aids in remembering and providing clarity for future reference.

[Hannah Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource for any parent! The heart behind this book is big, and the information is both insightful and practical.

[Amelia Rhodes Kearney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend every parent (or soon to be parent) to read this book!!!! So much valuable wisdom. Cannot say enough good about Dr Trumbull & this book